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He's now seen nine targets in back-to-back games with Dalvin Cook and Stefon Diggs hurt and missing time. It's to be seen if Rudolph will keep this up when Diggs is back, but he should be far more involved moving forward than he was the first four weeks. He's settling back in as a mid-range TE1 who should sit around 5-50 every week with touchdown upside. Oct 15 - 5:31 PM

Kyle Rudolph caught 6-of-9 targets for 45 yards and one touchdown in the Vikings' Week 5 win over the Bears on Monday night.

The nine targets led the team and marked a new season-high for Rudolph. Heading into Week 5, Rudolph had been averaging a weekly line of 2.5-27.25-0.25 on 3.75 targets. With Dalvin Cook (knee) out of the picture in the short passing game and Stefon Diggs suffering a groin injury Monday night, Rudolph righted the ship and got back to his TE1 ways. Expect this to be more of the norm moving forward. If he was dropped, grab Rudolph ahead of Week 6 vs. Green Bay. Oct 9 - 11:56 PM

Rudolph has had a very quiet start to the season, catching just 10 passes for 109 yards and a score on 14 total targets. He just isn't getting looks with Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen both healthy and dominating. However, with Dalvin Cook now hurt and Latavius Murray not an option in the short passing game, Rudolph should be more involved moving forward. Both of Rudolph's catches on Sunday came after Cook's injury. He'll be a fringe TE1 next week at Chicago. Oct 1 - 7:02 PM

Kyle Rudolph caught 1-of-2 targets for four yards in the Vikings' Week 3 win over the Bucs.

It is concerning to say the least Rudolph was so uninvolved in a game where Case Keenum threw for 369 yards and three touchdowns. Through three games, Rudolph has yet to reach 50 yards in a passing game that has placed more emphasis on feeding wideouts Stefon Diggs and Adam Thielen. Rudolph needs to be downgraded to a fringe TE1 when the Vikings face the Lions in Week 4. Sep 24 - 4:30 PM

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Per NFL Network's Ian Rapoport, the treatments involve removing some of Bradford's blood, having it "spun down," and then re-injected into his knee over a period of 5-6 days. This procedure, which is done to combat inflammation, is becoming more common across the league (it's been used on several Seahawks players). There's no timetable for his return. With Teddy Bridgewater (knee) nearing activation, the Vikings could soon have a quarterback controversy on their hands.

The Vikings have confirmed Teddy Bridgewater (knee) will resume practicing on Wednesday.

That will begin the Vikings' three-week window to officially activate Bridgewater or revert him to the PUP list for the remainder of the season. All signs point toward Bridgewater being officially activated before his window is through. Sidelined for 14 months, Bridgewater is going to need multiple weeks of practice to get up to speed before he's a legitimate option under center.

Jerick McKinnon rushed 16 times for 69 yards and one touchdown in the Vikings' 23-10, Week 6 win over the Packers, adding five catches for 30 yards and a second touchdown on six targets.

Latavius Murray again got the start, and the two split carries pretty evenly 16-15, but it was McKinnon making all the plays for the second straight week. He out-gained Murray 99-37 in total yards and scored the goal-line plunge on the ground on third down after Murray was stuffed on first down. McKinnon just makes plays happen when the ball is in his hands, and he created it all on his 30-yard receiving score on a screen. McKinnon will be an upside RB2 next week at home versus Baltimore.